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Old 11-05-2007, 09:05 AM
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When that car is coasting, the fuel system tries to reduce emissions by making the UPPER & LOWER fuel pressures equal. That basically eliminates injection. That is called De-cel shutoff. Most of the newer cars do that by shutting off injectors electronically.
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